Kyle Bukauskas

And of course, we saw like just the rush chances that were given up.

It was it was incredible for Montreal right out of the gate.

So they were ready for that and were ready to expose it.

And it was interesting, Marty St.

Louis, after the game, saying how, you know, as they were tied at two with Buffalo through four games and trying to hang on and win that series.

Meanwhile, while all that's going on, Alex Burrows is still part of the coaching staff.

he was pouring over video of just the hurricanes because they knew for a while that if they were to get through Buffalo, that's who would be waiting for them on the other side.

So even though it was a tighter turnaround, certainly there's an emotional aspect that maybe wasn't there going into their series against the Sabres that was there here on Thursday night.

I think beyond that, like tactically, there was, there was a lot of work being done behind the scenes.

And when it was presented to the players, once it came time for that, um,

You know, they were a prepared group coming into Thursday.

There's no question.

No question.

I typically tend to feel once the playoffs start, Elliot, like the regular season stuff just feels old.

Typically, you know, it's just it's a brand new slate, especially now that we're three rounds into it.

But, you know, I just think regardless of what happened in those three games, you

Montreal was a prepared group and Carolina didn't have their best.

I almost had to laugh with Bryn Mawr after the game when he was asked about Jacob Slavin being minus four in this game.

He's like, eight years I've been coaching him.

I've never seen that before.